In 2025, farming in Savelugu Municipality followed a familiar rhythm.
Farmers moved from one season to the next, drawing on experience built over time. They understood the land, the timing, and the work required to produce. Yet despite this knowledge, one challenge remained constant: limited access to finance.
Many smallholder farmers were unable to secure support from formal financial institutions, not only due to a lack of collateral, but also because they lacked proper bookkeeping to demonstrate their financial position and creditworthiness. This limited how much they could invest, which meant they could only farm on a limited scale.
Even after harvest, uncertainty often remained. Without reliable buyers offering fair prices, farmers risked selling below value or having post-harvest losses.
Effort was never in short supply. But assurance was.
Strengthening the Season Through the UKAM Project
In response to these challenges, WamiAgro, with sponsorship from Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans, implemented the UKAM project in 2025, focused on supporting soya bean farmers in the Savelugu Municipality.
The intervention addressed the key stages of the farming cycle where support mattered most:
1. Enabling a Timely Start
At the beginning of the season, 100 farmers each had one acre of land ploughed. This removed a major financial barrier and ensured that all participating farmers were able to begin on time.
2. Supporting Production
Following land preparation, soya bean seeds were provided to 63 farmers. This complemented the efforts of the remaining farmers who had already begun planting, ensuring that all 100 beneficiaries were actively engaged in the season.
3. Protecting What Was Produced
To reduce post-harvest losses, all 100 farmers received hermetic storage sacks. These sacks preserved grain quality by preventing insect infestation, allowing farmers to store their produce safely after harvesting.
4. Guaranteeing Fair and Reliable Markets
Beyond production, the project addressed one of the most critical challenges farmers faced. Through its off-take model, WamiAgro ensured that farmers had access to a ready market with fair pricing, removing the pressure of distress sales.
A Season That Ended Differently
By the end of the 2025 season in Savelugu, the outcome was clear.
100 farmers had moved through the entire production cycle with fewer disruptions and greater certainty. From land preparation to harvest and sale, each stage had been strengthened in a way that allowed their effort to translate more directly into value.
What stood out was not just the support provided, but how it aligned with the farmers’ own initiative. Those who had already begun planting continued with confidence, while others were enabled to fully participate. At harvest, improved storage preserved what had been produced, and guaranteed market access ensured it was sold at fair prices.
The season did not end with uncertainty, as it often had before.
It ended with produce stored safely, sales secured, and farmers better positioned than they had been at the start.
In Savelugu, the UKAM project showed that when the right support meets farmer's effort at the right time, the outcome is not just a successful harvest, but a season where work was matched with reward.